Above is the tag line that the Grant Withers character keeps using throughout the picture. It's catchy, but I keep trying to think of a real reason to recommend this picture. If you are a Grant Withers fan this is certainly his picture - in later years his screen persona was that of a dour, malevolent supporting character, often as not the heavy. Here he is easy going and effervescent, which I felt was a jolt. You can also see Mary Astor, an excellent actress with marvelously expressive eyes, before her career nearly sank in scandal and from which she only partially recovered.
It is a soaper about trains and trainmen and is watchable without being absorbing. James Cagney has a small part before he hit the bigtime. It is also 'pre-code', although nothing would tip you off as there are no objectionable segments - even by '30's standards.
I gave it a rating of 6 - Good For GW Fans and Those With Time To Kill.
It is a soaper about trains and trainmen and is watchable without being absorbing. James Cagney has a small part before he hit the bigtime. It is also 'pre-code', although nothing would tip you off as there are no objectionable segments - even by '30's standards.
I gave it a rating of 6 - Good For GW Fans and Those With Time To Kill.